Operation
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1. Pre-start Check List & Procedures
WARNING: High Energy Machine
This is a high-powered machine. It has moving parts operating with high energy and at high speeds.
Safe procedures must be used to avert serious injury or death. Unsafe operation will create serious
hazards for you, as well as anyone else in the nearby area.
Each time you get ready for a chipping session and before starting the engine you should follow these
items:
Wear Personal Protection
Establish Safe Working Area
Remove Hazardous Chipping Materials
Only Work During Daylight
Wear Personal
Protection
Use approved protective clothing and approved protective equipment when
using the machine.
Wear ANSI-approved and OSHA-compliant safety glasses with side
shields and a hard hat.
Use of earplugs or another hearing protection device if working within
15-20 feet of the running chipper for longer than a few minutes. Hearing
can be damaged from prolonged close-range exposure to the type of
noise produced by this chipper.
Wear long pants to protect legs from flying debris.
Wear gloves with no cuffs.
Never wear jewelry or loose-fitting clothing when starting or operating
the chipper or any mechanical device. Loose or dangling apparel,
jewelry or hair can become entangled in moving parts.
Establish Safe
Working Area
Layout a safe working area that best fits your project and/or situation by:
Using safety tools such as
barricade signs, safety cones and
caution tape.
Determining placement of
equipment and brush pile (i.e. on
or off the street) that will
minimize interference with auto
traffic.
Keeping children, pets and
onlookers at a safe distance.
